Chapter 14 : A Lesson From The Past
"According to the legend from thousands of years ago, there was a mighty dragon who then became the ruler of the entire heaven.
He ruled over nine clans: the dragon clan, the tiger clan, the wolf clan, the fox clan, the phoenix clan, the lion clan, the mermaid clan, the ox clan, and the tortoise clan."
"At the time of his ascension, the Heavenly Emperor had yet to take an empress. To curry favor with the newly anointed emperor, all clans thus put forward their nominations for the empress position."
"The most beautiful omega maidens were given to the Heavenly Emperor and thus entered the Golden Dragon Palace. Enchanted by the otherworldly beauties, the Heavenly Emperor took them all in as wives."
"Each wife gave the Heavenly Emperor at least one child. When the time came to select the crown prince, the competition among the alpha princes was very fierce. Whichever alpha prince was selected as the crown prince, his mother's birth clan would definitely prosper."
"One alpha prince was stronger and wiser than the former. All of them excelled in the six arts.
It was practically impossible to declare one of them to be the best."
"In the end, the Heavenly Emperor decided to be selfish. He picked his own birth clan. From then on, the crown prince of each generation was always selected from the dragon clan. The eldest alpha prince of each clan was given the title Palace Master."
"All clans fully accepted the Heavenly Emperor's wise decision once the imperial decree was issued, but they secretly begrudged the partial decision. In all other clans but the dragon clan, all heavenly creatures kept whispering about the decline of the Heavenly Empire due to this selfish custom."
"A crown prince should be selected in a fair process in order to ensure the stability and unity of the Heavenly Empire."
"Looking back the past hundred years, the grudge that accumulated over generations was the reason why some clans were quick to assert their claim upon the Dragon Throne whenever a crown prince from the dragon clan failed to live up to their expectations."